Inch by inch and block by block, cities around the world are beginning to break up the half-century-long monopoly the private automobile
One of my all-time favorite articles from the spot-on satirical publication The Onion ran under this brilliant headline: โReport: 98 Percent of
Revered for far more than its contribution to Indian civilization, the Ganges represents the goddess of salvation, Ganga. As a symbol of
Impressionist painter Claude Monet was able to see beauty in the swirl of fog encompassing Britainโs Houses of Parliament at the end
The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority signed a deal in September to set up an environmental impact bond, the first of its
Every year, Montreal transforms moreย of itsย streets into public spaces where people can rub shoulders with their neighbours without worrying about car traffic.ย Block
A familiar sight in the French Alps, gondolas are beginning to emerge as a popular addition to the mass transit systems of
More and more Canadianย cities are coming to a simple conclusion:ย theyโve got too much darn parking.ย As a recent City of Ottawa video quips:
Held up as a model for sustainable living, Vancouver has charted a different path from most other North American cities over the
Voters in Los Angeles County in November overwhelmingly approved Measure M, a ballot initiative that increases the local sales tax to pay
A bill passed by the National Assembly of Quebec last October establishes minimum sales targets for electric, rechargeable and hybrid vehicles, also
American cities still have a long way to go before theyโre considered safe for people of all ages and abilities to bike.
By 2030, the United States will demolish 82 billion square feet of existing building space to create new and modern structures.ย While some
Osloโs city government has issued an ambitious โclimate budgetโ with the intent of halving its carbon emissions from 1990 levels by 2020,
Over the last 40 years, hundreds of millions of people in China have escaped poverty as this enormous nation urbanized and became
The craziness of Vancouverโs real estate market, now the subject of frantic political attention, has revealed a rare kind of metric in
Faced with dangerous levels of smog, cities across Europe are starting to implement harsh crackdowns on diesel cars. Paris voted in late
Many residents of American cities canโt escape the high cost of parking, even if they donโt own cars. Thanks to policies like
Surprising many in the architectural community, this yearโs prestigiousย Pritzker Prize went to Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. Though the awardย โ often regarded as
Two guys walk into a barโฆand go on to create Southwest Airlines. According to this durable snippet of too-good-to-fact-check corporate lore, the
This is the story of a river at a crossroads. Well, three rivers, actually: The Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint rivers form a
Barcelona is re-designing its streets; city planners released a new plan that takes city spaces back from cars, for the people. Re-orienting
American census data released in March has refuted two persistent assumptions about changing U.S. lifestyles โ that more Americans are moving into
One of the largest river restoration projects in U.S. history is back on track following two agreements in April to take down
There is very little to love about Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. The six-lane highway that runs 18 kilometres along the shore of Lake
Cities routinely rake up tens of millions of dollars from their urban forests annually in ways that are not always obvious. Leafy
This article was originally published onย StreetsBlogUSA. Boris Johnson saysย that one of his goals as mayor of London was to make cyclingย โmore popular
Ada Colau, the current mayor of Barcelona, rose to prominence as an anti-poverty and housing activist in the wake of the global
Green buildings are attractive to owners for a few reasons. Theyโre great for reducing oneโs carbon footprint and improving public relations, but